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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4601012, member: 101855&quot;]Here is one more litte tidbit, less convining that the previous &quot;star&quot; example, but put out there nonetheless. Some people think that Reich signed work with an initial on the Ms. Liberty&#039;s clasp. Here is a close-up on the 1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar I posted earlier. It looks like a &quot;J.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139547[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139546[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You seem to be bound and determined to give John Riech no credit for anything. If that&#039;s what you want, who do think designed this really ugly $2.50 gold piece? It was Scot&#039;s last bit of work before he died. The Bust was introduced in 1821 and was said to be a Scot copy of Reich&#039;s work. If Reich didn&#039;t design anything, then it&#039;s a ugly copy of Scot&#039;s earlier unattractive work. The woman is unattractive and the die work is in low relief. This is not a nice coin. It&#039;s only a very expensive coin, which I needed to buy to complete a type set.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1139552[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I admire the Draped Bust design, and unlike some collectors, I like the Heraldic Eagle too. In his later years, Scot&#039;s talents left him. He stayed around for too long, and it showed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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